Automobile attachment.



J. W. GOLDEN. AUTOMOBILE ATTACHMENT.

APPLIUATION FILED DBO.18,'1912.

1,076,974. Patented 001;.28, 1913.

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AUTOMQBILE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 18, 1812. Serial No. 737,453.

7 of an automobile, the object of my invention being to provide aflexible power transmittmg member having means at one end whereby it maybe attached to a selected one of the engine rotated shafts and having atits opposite end a rotary brush which may be either abrasiveorpolishing.

With the above in mind my invention resides in the features ofconstruction, arrangement and ,operation to be now described withrespect to the accompanying drawing, formin a part of thisspecification, and in whic Figure 1 is a front elevation illustratingthe practicable application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a detaillongitudinal section through the brush carrying end of the flexibleshaft. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken centrally through the gearcasing and a portion of the fan shaft of the automobile,

and Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken centrally through the gearcasing and illustrating the connections between the casing and themachine.

'Referring now to these figures, A indicates a substantially oval casingwhich is open at one side and provided with extensions a at its ends,which extensions are apertured for the reception of set screws a. Acrossthe open side of the casing extends a bearing strip A and between thisbearing strip and the front wall of the casin are disposed theintermeshing gears B an B.

These gears are provided with integral shafts b, b respectively whichhave bearings in the strip A and the front wall of the casing A and theshaft 6 which is extended beyond the open side of the casing andprovided with a squared longitudinal bore extendin therein on its innerend.

The shaft 6 o the gear B isextended outlent fastening member, the saidsocket being in turn secured upon one end of a flexible shaft C. At itsop osite end, the flexible shaft C is provided with a holder u on whicha rotary brush E may be removzibly fastened.

In order that my invention may be quickly and conveniently connectedupon an automobile, I provide the machine, such as indicated at D inFigs. 1, 3 and t, with a forwardly extended fan shaft D havin a reducedsquared extremity d and I pre erably secure nuts or other internallythreadedmembers cl within the interstices of the radiator upon oppositesides of the fan shaft in order to conveniently receive the set screws aat a time when the extended ear shaft 6 rojects through the radiator anengages t e reduced squared end of the fan. shaft.

It will thus be seen that my invention may be readily and quicklyconnected in o rative position and that when so connecte the enginedriven fan shaft will cause rotation of the flexible shaft C through thegear wheels B and B, causing rotation of the brush E whereby the brassparts or trimmings of the automobile may be quickly cleansed or polishedwithout the usual exertion incident to hand rubbing by the personcleaning the machine.

It is to be apparent that after the arts have been cleaned myinventionmay e as readily and quickly detached and may be stored awayupon the machine and it is to be understood that the brush E may be anyform of polishing wheel desired, that is, it may be a brush, a felt orlike wheel adapted to receive a plastic abrasive com osition or the likeor it may be a finis ling wheel.

I claim;

1 An automobile attachment comprising a gear casing, means for attachingsame to an automobile front, and gears carried by the saidcasing andhaving shafts extended outwardly relatively in opposite dircctions, theextended shaft of one of the gears being provided with a squaredlongitudinal bore for application upon the similarly shapedextremity ofan automobile fan shaft.

2. An automobile attachment com rising the combination with anautomobile iaving an extended fan shaft, and internally Patented Oct.28, 1913.

threaded members upon opposite sides of the fan shaft of; a; gear casinghaving apershaft having a Squared longitudinal bore tured sideextensions and connecting memt for en agement with the similarly shaped1c bers 0 eratidngf through said side fixtfinsions extremity of theextended fan shaft.

and a apte or engagement wit t e sai internally threaded members wherebyto sei JAMES WALTER GOLDEN cure the gear casing in operative position,Witnesses:

and gears mounted within the casing and A. H. CLARK,

one of which is provided with an extended L. L. AUGHNAY.

